- January 11, 2026
- 9:19 pm
- Ukraine
A cold wave hit Kyiv at a time when the city had not yet recovered from the consequences of missile attacks on critical infrastructure. Thousands of homes remain without heat and light, and utility services are working in a constant state of emergency.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, as of January 11, more than a thousand residential buildings in the capital are still not connected to the heating system. This is happening against the backdrop of persistent frosts: during the day, the temperature remains around –10…–12 degrees, and at night it drops to –18.
The problem has been ongoing for the second week. After a massive missile attack, almost half of the apartment buildings in Kyiv were left without heating. For a city with dense development and worn-out infrastructure, such strikes mean not just temporary inconveniences but a direct threat to the health and safety of residents.
What is happening with heat and electricity
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported that the heating system is formally launched, and a gradual resumption of heat supply is expected during the day. However, she emphasized that recovery cannot be instantaneous, and it will take time to stabilize the situation in Kyiv. According to current estimates, the main work is planned to be completed by January 15.
The situation with electricity remains even more tense. Scheduled outages have been introduced on the right bank of the capital, while emergency power outages are recorded on the left bank. This creates uneven load and complicates the work of both utility services and emergency structures.
Energy workers on the critical level of load
The company DTEK called the current situation the most difficult of the entire winter. Strikes on high-voltage infrastructure in Dnipro have seriously affected the stability of the energy system, and extreme frosts have exacerbated the consequences of the damage.
The weather creates an additional problem. Icing of networks and low temperatures slow down restoration work, even when the necessary resources and teams are on site.
The head of the Kyiv Regional Administration Mykola Lukashuk reported that electricity has already been restored for more than 370 thousand families. At the same time, about 30 thousand households still remain without power, and the pace of work directly depends on weather conditions.
National context
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the difficult situation persists not only in Kyiv but also in many regions of the country. According to him, over the past week, Russia has launched almost 1100 drones and more than 890 aerial bombs, deliberately targeting objects on which the daily life of citizens depends.
Zelensky described these actions as “deliberate, cynical terror” aimed at depriving people of basic survival conditions in the midst of winter.
For Kyiv, the coming days will be a test of resilience — both for the infrastructure and for the people. Frosts, power and heat outages, prolonged repairs form a reality in which every restored home and every turned-on transformer is of critical importance. In this context, NAnews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency emphasizes: what is happening in the Ukrainian capital is not a local utility failure, but part of a war where cold and darkness are used as weapons.
